Characters
Sudan
Salva
Nya
Miscellaneous
100
A boy who was forced to flee his village and spends years walking to safety until he finally is chosen to go to America
Who is Salva Dut?
100
The two main tribes in the story
What are the Dinka and Nuer tribes?
100
The event that forced Salva and the other children to flee their school and run into the bush?
What is the sound of gunshots in the village?
100
Nya's role every day, twice a day
What is walking to fetch water?
100
Salva was relocated to this city in NY
What is Rochester?
200
A fictional young girl who spends much of her life walking to a pond to obtain water
Who is Nya?
200
The reason for the constant fighting between the two tribes in the story
What is land boundaries due to location of water?
200
Uncle Jewiir believes this happened to Salva's family back in the village
What is Salva's family did not survive
200
Nya's sister became ill because of this reason
What is drinking contaminated water?
200
Out of the following locations, this place was not part of the setting: Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, US, Kenya
What is Nigeria?
300
A young boy who becomes friends with Salva, is thought to have been eaten by a lion
Who is Marial?
300
The name of thousands of refugees who walked many miles in search of safety; many were relocated to America
Who are the Lost Boys?
300
The deaths of these two characters gave Salva the strength to keep moving in his journey
Who are Uncle Jewiir and Marial?
300
As a result of Salva's project, Nya will be able to do this
What is go to school?
300

What is the theme in Lon Walk to Water?

What is survival?

400
A young member of the Jur-Chol tribe, who walks alongside Salva after they’re both forced out of their villages
Who is Buksa?
400
The primary religion of Northern Sudan
What is Islam?
400
Salva faced crocodiles, gun shots, and the possibility of drowning while crossing this river
What is the Gilo river?
400
Nya's tribe
What is Nuer?
400
The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn after reading
What is theme?
500
An Irish aid worker who teaches Salva how to read and write English
Who is Michael?
500
The reason why Sudan was in a state of civil war
What is disagreement over religious practices?
500
Salva learns this about his family after reuniting with his father
What is Salva's mother is alive and back in the village, but two of Salva's brothers died in the war?
500
The reason why Linda Sue Park created the character of Nya
What is to represent many Sudanese girls and the daily obstacles they face?
500

How did Salva help Sudan after visiting his father and returning to America?

What is by building wells in villages?

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